Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-14063
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) annual and (b) average rate of landlord registration has been since 2010, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-14013
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how NHS Scotland tracks the number of people presenting with respiratory conditions due to damp and cold homes.
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Question reference: S6W-14014
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 31 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people currently have respiratory conditions due to the condition of their home.
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Question reference: S6W-13912
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the average payment from the Fuel Insecurity Fund has been in each month of 2022-23 to date.
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Question reference: S6W-13911
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Fuel Insecurity Fund have (a) been received, (b) been rejected and (c) resulted in a grant being given in each year since it was established.
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Question reference: S6W-13786
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the reasons for lenders reportedly not offering mortgages on properties in cladded buildings in Scotland that are in accordance with the new RICS Standards and Regulation Board guidance, Valuation approach for properties in multi-storey, multi-occupancy residential buildings with cladding, which came into effect in December 2022, and whether any changes are required to be made to the cladding remediation programme to ensure that the guidance is applicable in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-13839
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Home Owners' Support Fund system was reportedly decommissioned in late 2021; what impact this has had on new and outstanding applications since it was decommissioned, and what the new system will cost.
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Question reference: S6W-13910
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many households in the (a) local authority, (b) registered social landlord, (c) private rented and (d) owner-occupier sector have received payments from the Fuel Insecurity Fund in each month of 2022-23 to date.
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Question reference: S6W-13913
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many payments from the Fuel Insecurity Fund have been made to support households that have damp and mould issues in each month of 2022-23 to date, and what the total value of payments for this purpose has been.
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Question reference: S6O-01821
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what guidance it gives to landlords in all sectors to help prevent and deal with damp, condensation and mould in their properties, including when this was last revised.